Tell-Tale Heart Vocabulary

cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb

• hearken

• dismember

• acute

• vexed

to put or rest something somewhere

• repose

• dissimulation

• foresight

• acute

a great victory or achievement

• vehemently

• vexed

• stifle

• triumph

with intense emotion and energy

• dismember

• acute

• vehemently

• hearken

listen, pay attention to

• dissimulation

• hearken

• vexed

• foresight

the act of hiding the truth

• repose

• foresight

• triumph

• dissimulation

to stop something from happening

• stifle

• triumph

• vehemently

• acute

the ability to think about what might happen in the future

• foresight

• vexed

• dismember

• hearken

very strong and sensitive

• repose

• hearken

• acute

• triumph

annoyed, frustrated or worried

• dismember

• vehemently

• vexed

• acute